Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dexswos
Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *deḱs(i)-wó-s, from *deḱs- (“right-hand side”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *tehswô, Ancient Greek δεξιός (dexiós).
Adjective
*dexswos
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dexswos | *dexswou | *dexswoi |
| vocative | *dexswe | *dexswou | *dexswoi |
| accusative | *dexswom | *dexswou | *dexswons |
| genitive | *dexswī | *dexswous | *dexswom |
| dative | *dexswūi | *dexswobom | *dexswobos |
| instrumental | *dexswū | *dexswobim | *dexswobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dexswā | *dexswai | *dexswās |
| vocative | *dexswā | *dexswai | *dexswās |
| accusative | *dexswam | *dexswai | *dexswans |
| genitive | *dexswās | *dexswous | *dexswom |
| dative | *dexswai | *dexswābom | *dexswābos |
| instrumental | *? | *dexswābim | *dexswābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dexswom | *dexswou | *dexswā |
| vocative | *dexswom | *dexswou | *dexswā |
| accusative | *dexswom | *dexswou | *dexswā |
| genitive | *dexswī | *dexswous | *dexswom |
| dative | *dexswūi | *dexswobom | *dexswobos |
| instrumental | *dexswū | *dexswobim | *dexswobis |
| Declension of the comparative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dexswyūs | *? | *dexswyoses |
| vocative | *dexswyūs | *? | *dexswyoses |
| accusative | *dexswyosam | *? | *dexswyosans |
| genitive | *dexswisos | *? | *dexswisom |
| dative | *dexswisei | *? | *dexswisbos |
| instrumental | *dexswisī | *? | *dexswisbis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dexswyūs | *? | *dexswyoses |
| vocative | *dexswyūs | *? | *dexswyoses |
| accusative | *dexswyosam | *? | *dexswyosans |
| genitive | *dexswisos | *? | *dexswisom |
| dative | *dexswisei | *? | *dexswisbos |
| instrumental | *dexswisī | *? | *dexswisbis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *dexswis | *? | *? |
| vocative | *dexswis | *? | *? |
| accusative | *dexswis | *? | *? |
| genitive | *dexswisos | *? | *dexswisom |
| dative | *dexswisei | *? | *dexswisbos |
| instrumental | *dexswisī | *? | *dexswisbis |
Alternative reconstructions
- *dexsiwos